A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for

deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse

take?

1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen.

2. Inject the medication into a muscle.

3. Massage the site after administering the medication.

4. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication.

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection

and new prescriptions for phenazopyridine and ciprofloxacin. Which of the

following statements by the client indicates the need for further teaching?

1. "If the phenazopyridine upsets my stomach, I can take it with meals."

2. "The phenazopyridine will relieve my discomfort, but the ciprofloxacin

will get rid of the infection."

3. "I need to drink 2 liters of fluid per day while I am taking the

ciprofloxacin."

4. "I should notify my provider immediately if my urine turns an

orange color."

A nurse is providing teaching to a group of new parents about

medications. The nurse should include that aspirin is contraindicated for

children who have a viral infection due to the risk of developing which of

the following adverse effects?

1. Reye's syndrome

2. Visual disturbances

3. Diabetes mellitus

4. Wilms' tumor

A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's (LR) 1,000 mL IV to

infuse over 8 hr. The drop factor or the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The

nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how may gtt/min?

(Round the answer to the nearest whole number).

1 hr/60 min = 8 hr/X min

X = 480 min

1,000 mL/480 min x 10 gtt/mL = X gtt/min

X = 20.833 21 gtt/ min

A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for

deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse

take?

5. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen.

6. Inject the medication into a muscle.

7. Massage the site after administering the medication.

8. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication.